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  "id": 174156,
  "title": "New UAE-approved weight loss pills deliver health boost for patients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/new-uae-approved-weight-loss-pills-deliver-health-boost-for-patients",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-05T11:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/05/uae-wegovy-weight-loss-pills-demand/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The convenience of taking a daily pill to lose weight is attracting a new group of patients to try emerging oral GLP-1 drugs such as Foundayo and Wegovy. Although patients and doctors have reported similar side effects and slightly less dramatic weight loss when taking a pill instead of a weekly injection, the pill's ease of use has been welcomed. Foundayo, developed by US firm Eli Lilly, was…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}